Dive Courses
After the Open Water Diver course further your diving skills and become an Advanced Open Water Diver. The Advanced is a practical course that goes through 5 different underwater specialties, giving you more dive experience and knowledge on particular diving environments. With this course and its certification more divesites will become accessible to you. This course can be combined with a Nitrox course!
Duration
3-5 days
Contents
Theoretical instruction
2 core dives – training in deep diving and underwater navigation
3 elective dives (e.g. drift, night, digital photography, peak performance buoyancy, wreck, underwater naturalist) chosen by you and your instructor
Requirements
Open Water Diver certification or equivalent
Minimum age 15 years old
Medical form on diving fitness
Valid diving insurance
Not included
Equipment rental: €25
Adventures in diving manual (optional)*: €30
* Educational manuals are loan to the students
and their purchase is optional.
This course is especially suitable for those that wish to increase their knowledge on accident prevention and management and rescue techniques. Learn to make diving safer for yourself and others – you will receive comprehensive training in stress avoidance, emergency management and rescue diving by practicing in various emergency scenarios.
Duration
5 days
Contents
Practical and theoretical instruction in rescue procedures
Requirements
Advanced Open Water Diver certification or equivalent
Minimum of 20 logged dives
Proof of First Aid/CPR training within the past two years – Dive Azores offers
internationally recognised Emergency First Response (EFR) training
Minimum age 15 years old
Medical form on diving fitness
Valid diving insurance
Not included
Equipment rental: €15
Rescue diver manual (optional)*: €35
* Educational manuals are loan to the students
and their purchase is optional.
CPR and First Aid training. Emergency First Response (www.emergencyfirstresponse.com) gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies - not just in the diving world, but in your every day world with your family, friends, neighbours and coworkers too.
Duration
2-3 days
Contents
Theoretical and practical instruction on First Aid and CPR
Requirements
Non-diving course for everyone, not just for divers
Not included
EFR manual (optional)*: €30
* Educational manuals are loan to the students
and their purchase is optional.
This is the highest non-professional diver rating in recreational diving. To apply for the Master Scuba Diver rating you must be a Rescue Diver with 5 Specialty courses and have a minimum of 50 logged dives.
Requirements
Rescue Diver certification or equivalent
Minimum of 50 logged dives
5 PADI Specialty ratings
Minimum age 15 years old
Valid diving insurance